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Today: July 08, 2026
Today: July 08, 2026

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Big Tech joins Calgary Stampede oil bash, as Canada courts data centers

Big Tech has joined the party at the Calgary Stampede, a sign of growing interest in Canada from U.S.-based hyperscalers as the province of Alberta

Big Tech joins Calgary Stampede oil bash, as Canada courts data centers
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Apple loses challenges against EU rules to curb Big Tech

Apple lost its challenge on Wednesday against landmark EU rules that designate its app stores and operating system iOS as gatekeepers subject to

Apple loses challenges against EU rules to curb Big Tech
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Big Tech data centers are driving up power bills at America's Rust Belt factories

For years, electricity costs for the Belden Brick Company in Sugarcreek, Ohio, had been relatively stable.

Big Tech data centers are driving up power bills at America's Rust Belt factories
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Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected

Meta Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged shortcomings in the company's sweeping restructuring at an internal town hall on

Meta's Zuckerberg says AI agent tech progressing slower than expected
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Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine

Alphabet's Google on Thursday lost its long-running fight against a record EU antitrust fine for using its Android mobile operating

Google loses fight against record €4.1 billion EU antitrust fine
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EU targets Amazon, Microsoft cloud units for Big Tech “gatekeeper” rules

EU antitrust regulators said Amazon and Microsoft's cloud computing services should be designated as “gatekeepers” under landmark tech rules, a step that

EU targets Amazon, Microsoft cloud units for Big Tech “gatekeeper” rules
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What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Big Tech started the week in reverse, with megacaps Alphabet and

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Europe's push to break Big Tech's grip tempered by internal debate

European leaders are divided on how far to go in curbing Big Tech as they weigh momentous decisions over giving EU firms preferential access to mobile

Europe's push to break Big Tech's grip tempered by internal debate
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Google, Meta, TikTok hit by EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams

Alphabet's Google, Meta Platforms and TikTok were hit with complaints from European Union consumer groups on Thursday for allegedly failing to protect

Google, Meta, TikTok hit by EU consumer complaints about handling of financial scams
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Meta offers AI rival chatbots limited free WhatsApp access, sources say

Meta Platforms has offered to give rival AI chatbots including OpenAI free access to its social messaging service WhatsApp in Europe, but will start

Meta offers AI rival chatbots limited free WhatsApp access, sources say
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Apple criticises EU measures to help AI rivals access Google services

Apple on Wednesday echoed Google's criticism of EU antitrust regulators' efforts to force the search giant to help AI rivals access its services, warning

Apple criticises EU measures to help AI rivals access Google services
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TikTok challenges EU 'gatekeeper' status at Europe's top court

Bytedance's social media platform TikTok on Tuesday made a last- ditch attempt at Europe's top court to scrap its designation as a "gatekeeper" under EU

TikTok challenges EU 'gatekeeper' status at Europe's top court
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Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governor

Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governor

Backed by tech money, a moderate Democrat from Silicon Valley mounts a bid for California governor
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Pentagon strikes deals with 8 Big Tech companies after shunning Anthropic

Pentagon strikes deals with 8 Big Tech companies after shunning Anthropic

Pentagon strikes deals with 8 Big Tech companies after shunning Anthropic
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Meta raises $25 billion in bond sale after lifting AI spending plan

Meta Platforms sold investment-grade bonds worth $25 billion in six portions, according to a regulatory filing on Thursday, as the social media giant ramps up investments in

Meta raises $25 billion in bond sale after lifting AI spending plan
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EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI, regulators say

The European Union plans to turn the focus of its landmark rules curbing the power of Big Tech to cloud and artificial intelligence services, aiming to

EU rules reining in Big Tech will now target cloud services and AI, regulators say
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Big Tech investors to gauge payoff as AI spending set to hit $600 billion

Big Tech has spent hundreds of billions of dollars over three years to power the artificial intelligence boom.

Big Tech investors to gauge payoff as AI spending set to hit $600 billion
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EU may let startups claim innovation benefits in M&A if Big Tech not involved

Startups claiming innovation benefits for their deals will likely secure speedy EU antitrust approval, but not if Big Tech is involved, a draft revamp of

EU may let startups claim innovation benefits in M&A if Big Tech not involved
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Elon Musk does not appear at hearing in French prosecutors’ X probe

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Monday did not appear at a summons for questioning in a French probe into X and its AI chatbot, Grok

Elon Musk does not appear at hearing in French prosecutors’ X probe
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Record megadeals in first quarter set the pace for global M&A gains

Turbulence linked to the war in Iran and swings in valuations have yet to deter corporate deal-making as

Record megadeals in first quarter set the pace for global M&A gains
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Big Tech puts financial heft behind next-gen nuclear power as AI demand surges

Big Tech is reshaping the funding landscape for new nuclear technologies as it seeks to bolster electricity supply for power-hungry AI data centers, inking deals

Big Tech puts financial heft behind next-gen nuclear power as AI demand surges
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Maine legislature approves first US moratorium on big data centers

Maine lawmakers have passed a bill that could make it the first U.S. state to put a moratorium on new

Maine legislature approves first US moratorium on big data centers
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Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details

President Donald Trump is pressing big tech to build its own power as AI data centers spark anger over electric bills

Trump says deal on data centers will lower electricity costs, but offers few details
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Fears about TikTok’s policy changes point to a deeper problem in the tech industry

Following the app’s sale, the company’s updated privacy policy and terms of service set off alarm bells. The reaction shows Big Tech has lost the public’s trust.

Fears about TikTok’s policy changes point to a deeper problem in the tech industry